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US judge blocks Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting
ReutersBy Nate Raymond and David Shepardson
June 25, 2026
BOSTON, June 25 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump'sexecutive order aiming to tighten rules for mail-in voting, preventing it from taking effect ahead of November elections that will decide control of Congress.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani sided with, opens new tab a coalition of Democratic-led states that argued that the Republican president is trying to unlawfully interfere with the states' administration of federal elections.
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The judge declared key parts of Trump's order unconstitutional as she found that Trump had exceeded his authority in trying to overhaul procedures for elections, which since the republic's founding in 1789 have been run by states and local governments.
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She said the president lacked any authority to direct the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to compile voter eligibility lists for each state to use and that the U.S. Postal Service had no statutory authorization to adopt any binding regulations on mail-in voting.
Talwani barred the administration from enforcing Trump's order ahead of the November 3 midterm elections that are set to decide whether Republicans can retain control of Congress and ordered it to submit a report by next week describing steps it has taken to comply with her ruling.
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U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani sided with, opens new tab a coalition of Democratic-led states that argued that the Republican president is trying to unlawfully interfere with the states' administration of federal elections.
/SNIP
The judge declared key parts of Trump's order unconstitutional as she found that Trump had exceeded his authority in trying to overhaul procedures for elections, which since the republic's founding in 1789 have been run by states and local governments.
/SNIP
She said the president lacked any authority to direct the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to compile voter eligibility lists for each state to use and that the U.S. Postal Service had no statutory authorization to adopt any binding regulations on mail-in voting.
Talwani barred the administration from enforcing Trump's order ahead of the November 3 midterm elections that are set to decide whether Republicans can retain control of Congress and ordered it to submit a report by next week describing steps it has taken to comply with her ruling.
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Here is a link to the full article.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-blocks-trumps-mail-in-voting-executive-order-2026-06-25/
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